Dunmurry: taxi driver "critical but stable" after shooting
The man was shot as he sat in his parked car
Last updated 24th Feb 2025
A taxi driver was in a "critical but stable" condition today (Monday) after being shot in west Belfast yesterday.
The man was targeted by two masked men while he was sitting in his taxi at around 10.30am in the Bell Steel Manor area of Dunmurry.
Police are appealing for witnesses and they want to hear from anyone with information or CCTV footage.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “At around 10.30am, police received a report that two masked men had approached a taxi which was parked in the area and fired shots through the window striking the driver.
“He was taken to hospital for treatment of his injuries and is described as being in a critical but stable condition.
“Our investigation is at a very early stage and we urge anyone who was in the area at the time, and who may have information, dash-cam, CCTV or doorbell footage which could assist with our enquiries, to get in touch on 101, quoting reference number 664- 23/02/25.”
A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.
Sinn Fein MLA Danny Baker (pictured below) called it a "reckless attack" and said there is "no justification for guns on our streets".
"This is an extremely busy area in our community, with many local families and children passing through to visit shops, attend sports training and go about their daily lives.
"I want to extend my best wishes to the man who has been taken to hospital, and I hope that he fully recovers.
"I will remain on the ground today, and would call on anyone with information to bring it forward to the PSNI."
SDLP Belfast councillor Paul Doherty said it was "shocking news".
"There can be no place for this kind of violence on our streets," he said.
People Before Profit councillor Michael Collins said he was "shocked and angered".
"There is no support for this kind of violence from any section of the community.
"The news today comes as a shock to the good people of Poleglass who want no truck with the paramilitary violence of the past.
"These kind of actions destroy families and only serve to drag working-class communities backwards.
"I wish the man who was the victim of this heinous attack a speedy recovery and unreservedly condemn this senseless act of violence."